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Absolutely hate my job, pay doesn't near reflect the work we do, hours are terrible and I'm yet to find a company who cares about its employee's less. The company is McDonald's and I could probably hit the character limit for this post on why they are awful if I really wanted to, hopefully I'll be gone by this time next year though ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
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Edited by ezi on Wednesday 1st August 15:48
Love it.
One of three directors in a design consultancy. Lots of public art and masterplanning work amongst others.
My background is in town planning, and still do a bit, but also work on visual impact assessments, heritage, crime prevention and also do expert witness work in court.
One day might be spent designing a subdivision. The next walking over a site for a heritage impact report, the next arguing with a local council to get an approval for a 400 unit development then I might do a concept for improving the livability of an area.
I get paid well, I work with great people, I enjoy the work and I can farm out the tedious stuff to underlings.
One of three directors in a design consultancy. Lots of public art and masterplanning work amongst others.
My background is in town planning, and still do a bit, but also work on visual impact assessments, heritage, crime prevention and also do expert witness work in court.
One day might be spent designing a subdivision. The next walking over a site for a heritage impact report, the next arguing with a local council to get an approval for a 400 unit development then I might do a concept for improving the livability of an area.
I get paid well, I work with great people, I enjoy the work and I can farm out the tedious stuff to underlings.
ezi said:
Absolutely hate my job, pay doesn't near reflect the work we do, hours are absolutely terrible and I'm yet to find a company who cares about its employee's less. The company is McDonald's and I could probably hit the character limit for this post on why they are awful if I really wanted to, hopefully I'll be gone by this time next year though ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
I thought they were all franchised?![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
Papa Hotel said:
Lemmonie said:
My husband doesnt so he jacked it in today.
Anyone need a Car Sales Manager in the south East?
I haven't got one, I think it'd be fun. I'll open the bidding at twenty British Pounds. Anyone need a Car Sales Manager in the south East?
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After 6 pages am dissappointed that there are not more people who hate their job as much as me, only a couple, I actually considered crashing the car on the way to work the other day so I didn't have to go in for a while, not completely maiming myself but enough to warrent a few weeks in hospital
aizvara said:
NobleGuy said:
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Seriously? You can't think of anything better to do than IT...?
Anyway, you'll notice in my post that I said I have thought of something "better to do than IT". Yes, I can think of many things I would do if I didn't have to work; what I really mean is that I like my job, and would miss it - I'd even like to continue creating software and working with/talking to the people I do, if money wasn't an issue.
I think I need to find something else I'm good at
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Not this week.
I'm bloody good at it, if I say so myself, but I'm bored and it's starting to show in terms of boring admin tasks I'm not really doing as well as I should and have had 2-3 b
king emails from my Boss this week about it - not serious, certainly not enought to warrant a sit-down.
I'm torn between talking to my Boss about a few issues that are really bothering me, namely the fact I'm the only one in the company who didn't get a payrise despite ending the year about 160% of target and leading some things that aren't really in my job description, but it's far from straight forward because my pay is performance related so I actually earn more than anyone else my a margin and I had a large rise last year. I don't actually want cash, I want 5 more days leave, but she keeps dancing around the subject.
So I don't know whether to ask for it and ask for a new challenge, I was all ready to do it on the back of an exceptional July performance, but the email b
king has taken away my bargaining position.
Or look to move on, I'm seeing new challenges nearer to home for £10k more a year which is £13k in real terms after transport costs, but I really enjoy some aspects of my job, namely I wear what I like and never work outside 9-5 m-f.
I'm bloody good at it, if I say so myself, but I'm bored and it's starting to show in terms of boring admin tasks I'm not really doing as well as I should and have had 2-3 b
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I'm torn between talking to my Boss about a few issues that are really bothering me, namely the fact I'm the only one in the company who didn't get a payrise despite ending the year about 160% of target and leading some things that aren't really in my job description, but it's far from straight forward because my pay is performance related so I actually earn more than anyone else my a margin and I had a large rise last year. I don't actually want cash, I want 5 more days leave, but she keeps dancing around the subject.
So I don't know whether to ask for it and ask for a new challenge, I was all ready to do it on the back of an exceptional July performance, but the email b
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Or look to move on, I'm seeing new challenges nearer to home for £10k more a year which is £13k in real terms after transport costs, but I really enjoy some aspects of my job, namely I wear what I like and never work outside 9-5 m-f.
P-Jay said:
Or look to move on, I'm seeing new challenges nearer to home for £10k more a year which is £13k in real terms after transport costs, but I really enjoy some aspects of my job, namely I wear what I like and never work outside 9-5 m-f.
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